Gloucester Road Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) My PH Design inspection platform has been sitting around doing nothing, so I decided to finish of the second one. Really must get around to painting these. Any suggestions on colour? Then 70006 was seen at the head of a "silver" bullet train before uncoupling and moving into the container yard. Now that this is working I'm really pleased with it. Stephen Edited December 12, 2013 by Gloucester Road 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridangel77 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Normally the inspection were normally painted in red, yellow, or grey. I have some kits that i have yet to build for my large tmd and will be spraying them into red. terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I was going to suggest red as well. I think I may have seen them painted blue. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 wouldn't they be bright yellow in this day and age of anything you could hurt yourself on needing to be bright yellow, preferably high vis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Thanks for the colour coments, will attack those when home next. One area that I've struggled with while building Scalescenes kits is right angles of the walls and running out of hands to hold the pieces together. These magnetic corners are a brilliant idea. One of those wish I'd thought of it items. I'd seen them in an issue of Model Rail and contacted the company, however they could not send them to the US; maybe due to the magnets. So a poke around the internet and I found a company here in the states that sells a similar product. These come in a nice package that house two/right angle corners and some legs. Using these could not be easier; you pull the inner square out, put your pieces in the corner and slide the square back in and repeat if necessary to hold the parts together. Then apply glue down the seam and leave to dry. There is a hole that is left when the inner square is placed back in so you can get glue right into the corners. Once dry simply remove the clamps, neat, simple and square! I've used them to hold walls together for the shops, and the industrial building. The walls on the industrial building had become to come undone so these corner clamps really came in handy to fix the joints. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 22, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2013 Those clamps look like a very good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted December 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2013 I will have to keep an eye out for some of those as they look superb. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 This was the US company http://www.micromark.com/rite-way-magnetic-clamp-system-for-ho-and-o-scale,11073.html The English company was mentioned in an issue of Model Rail this year, which I can't put my finger on at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted December 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2013 Ah Micromark. We use their track cleaning rods. They do some excellent stuff but postage to the UK isn't cheap so we normally build up an order between a group of us. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbonnetuk Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Model Junction in Slough have.Micromark trade account Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) 70006 was seen arriving on a container service today. Really is a strange looking loco from this low level look. The train was captured later in the day leaving and then passing through the station southboun Stephen Edited December 29, 2013 by Gloucester Road 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This new schedule off mine, away for six days home for three, really doesn't leave me much time for the layout. Time is taken up with house bits and pieces and spending time with the family. So it usually comes down to "playing" trains. There is a new steel train (from Father Christmas) that runs from the plant "of scene" to some deliveries on the lower level before continuing on its way. First pictures show my class 60 pulling the train of the siding, it then runs around the train before heading through the station and onto the lower level. Managed to catch photos of the weathered wagons crossing the road to the concrete plant. Stephen 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pix Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi Stephen Like the the look of 60 on the steel train. Jez Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 So my hotel room in Clemson SC overlooks a Norfolk Southern freight line, saw one train go buy in the daylight didn't have camera ready. Now that its dark there is constant stream of trains going by. Figures. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2014 Stephen. That sounds a very familiar situation. Its happened so many times ot us. Once it gets light again the freights all dissapear!! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Having made it home and with some time available 08921 was brought out and finally shunted the steel coil into Angus and the I beams were readied for off loading onto a trailer.. Looks like somebody has imported a Ford pick up truck. Also whilst taxi past the ramp in West Palm Beach three of the now defunct Avantair piaggios were on the ramp waiting to be auctioned off or parted out :-( Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2014 Looks like UK weather there in Florida!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Looks like UK weather there in Florida!!! This was last week down here mid forties and rainy! Back down this week and there was a frost warning! Locals are walking around confused wondering where the heat went.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) While driving past Gloucester Road TMD I managed to photograph 66705 and 47474 at the fueling point. It was taken through the chain link fence. Stephen Edited January 18, 2014 by Gloucester Road 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Nice through the fence shots Stephen, very atmospheric. Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) The shed for Gloucester Road was built unbranded with the idea that as my fleet of locos grew it could be used for various companies. As such Freightliner currently has three classes represented. I imagine DRS might have some locos soon too, with the forth coming class 37, 57 and future 68. Stephen Edited January 24, 2014 by Gloucester Road 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Still not had much time for modelling, so "operations" have been underway. 60054 was seen on the back road of the shed and from the looks of it might be down for awhile. Never good when the manual needs to be looked at (Must paint that inspection platform) Freightliner were out in force today, with two of the local locos captured at my favourite road crossing. Really pleased that under this much zoom these locos hold up to inspection; except for the strand on the 57! On the 70 I was happy with how the track and static grass look. So pleased with how N has come along over the years. Stephen 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Looking for recommendations for airbrushs to weather with. Read some of the threads on here and poked around the web a bit, looked at the neo for iwata and badger ranges. What do you use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Actually had some time to do some modelling; decided that I should paint the inspection platforms. Was going to go with a weathered safety yellow, couldn't find my yellow, so went with weathered metal. First the primer Then the weathering using powders and paints. Pleased with how the two of them turned out. On a separate front this blue monster turned up. Having worked for the airline side of this company, before it became a railroad, I have been keeping an eye out for this in my local hobby shop. In there the other day and there she was; an EMD SD40-2 by Kato in Pan Am Railways blue. She looks great and runs beautifully, have found photos on line so some weathering and painting to match, maybe tomorrow, and then I should have a nice momento off my time there. Stephen 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2014 A very striking blue livery on that SD40-2 Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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